Polente
[poˈlɛntə]
The verdict
“Polente” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polizei
Corpus desk
Index DE-polente · Polente · German
Polente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polente |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈlɛntə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Polente“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Polente is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈlɛntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polizei".
Zero misspellings are on record for Polente in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Polente, spelled P-O-L-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Polizei
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wegen so einer Kleinigkeit wirst du doch nicht gleich die Polente rufen.
„Er muß sehr rasch laufen, die Polente ist auf seiner Spur.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.